I'm Fighting the Urge to Kill My Cat!!!

How adorable! He is so cute. Did he bend that bucket himself?

Of course he bent the bucket himself...can't you tell by that sweet look on his face??? Precious baby Irish!!! I had covered the surge protector back when my brat was a little kitten. The surge protector is in a spot that is hard for me to see & get to. It had been a long time since he turned it off so I had assumed my cover was working & he would finally get BIG enough to not make it through that area. Once I got in there to straighten out the mess, I found that as a BIG kitty he had gotten big enough to move my cover. So, I brought a couple of items home from Dad's yesterday. Sometime today I'm going to get down there to try & reinforce my cover so hopefully he won't be able to move it.In the last 6 months he has gone from 3 pounds to 12 pounds & he has become quite muscular. I sat him down & gave him a good talking to yesterday explaining that I would become the Mommy from Hell if I didn't have myLot to entertain & de-stress me. He calmed down & spent the rest of our time together loving on me & trying to look sweet!!! He almost succeeded. Well, this is a new day & it's morning again. My 2 boys are back to wrestling, biting & hissing at each other. My brat just came running through the room jumping onto my monitor as he headed for the top of the back of the desk. I grabbed him by the nape of the neck & put him in his bad boy seat & proceeded to lecture him again. He kept looking over at my good baby as to say it's ALL his fault. I didn't let him off the hook though. I just kept explaining to him that he had to calm down some because I was NOT going to put up with his antics today. After an hour or so he gave in. Now he is walking around like a perfect little gentleman. Now to see how long that lasts!!! I AM ALPHA FEMALE ONCE AGAIN!!!

Yo! Obviously you don't know me. I'm NOT a servant to anybody or anything!!! They don't care for cat nip so I don't keep any on hand & I do play with them. They were just particularly wild that morning. Normally they play with each other & seldom run through the house. When I give my loud, firm STOP, they do immediately. So, that morning was a little out of the ordinary. My little boy from hell just seemed to be on a roll that morning. If there had been a safer place for the protector, it would have already been there. I now have the protector protected...thank you for your thoughts.

Well, pye, I thought I had it covered. But he had managed to either move it or knocked it off on purpose. So, I picked up a couple of items from my Dad's yesterday & just as soon as my back will allow me to get in the floor (& hopefully back up), I plan on reinforcing my protection for my protector!!! I thought I had it in an area where he would get too big to fit it. Guess I was wrong. He's gone from 3 to 12 pounds, but still made it through that tiny space between the desk & the wall. Since your make it in between with the desk flush against the wall, I best rethink my plan. So. I'm thinking of making him a running ramp that slants up over the switch. If he moves it, I will be able to see it from my computer!!!

I've got the emails finally straightened out. The computer seems to be OK. The printer still needs help. I don't print that much anyway so I have time to work on that as I can. I'm bracing up my cover for my switch on the surge protector some time today. Just as soon as my back will allow me to get on the floor!!! (Owwieee) I don't havta worry about hocking up a hairball. I'm just NOT looking forward to finding the shoe I jammed up his azz!!!

Yeah, you're right. Now that I've got everything fixed (except the printer) I'm enjoying their company once again!!! They are playing with each other this morning & avoiding me like the plague. Actually the brat is avoiding me. My good boy has been laying on my feet most of the morning. The brat walks down every now & then & smacks him on the head & runs down to the end of the hall (where he knows I won't bother him) to wait on the fight. They are tumbling & rolling all over the hall. NO computer equipment there!!!

Having NO human children of my own, my fur babies are my children. I have ALWAYS talked to my babies just like they are children. I grabbed him by the nape of his neck & sat him down next to me & began to lecture him. This went on for a couple of hours. His little eyes were rolling back in his head before I stopped!!! Today, he is walking around like a little gentleman. He & his buddy played with each other most of the morning, but there was NO running through the house like a wild man!!! So, there is peace in the valley once again!!!

Well I had covered mine with a temporary cover. It has been months since he had done this so I thought my cover was working. He has gone from 3 pounds to 12 pounds since I placed the cover over it. Either he has gotten BIG enough to move the cover or he has hit it often enough to move it. I picked up a few items from my Dad's yesterday & plan on reinforcing my cover until I can find something more suited for my problem. Times like this is when I really miss my 21 year old cat!!! I had forgotten how wild & crazy teenage kittens can be. Of course, with 2 of them I get twice the love. However, I also get twice the mischievousness. Instead of strangling him, I gave him a good old fashion lecture. By the time I hushed, his eyes were rolling back in his head!!! Long story short. My brat is behaving better. I will be protecting the surge protector better. I might let him live to see his first birthday!!!

I bought the squirt bottle the same day I brought them home. They were little gentlemen then!!! I've ALWAYS been proud of how well behaved they were for cats. I swear my good boy has always thought he was a dog...except he never barked!!! It's only been since they turned into teenagers that they've gotten pretty crazy. Up until this morning, telling them to STOP always worked, but this morning they were as deaf as most teenagers!!! I think the bad boy was reading over my shoulder because he began to calm down just as soon as I said I was going to kill him!!! Once I got my computer & email proggy straightened out, I took several slow, deep breaths & calmed down. I still have 2 cats & 2 dogs....so ALL is happy in MarissaLand this afternoon!!!

Thinking back, I've decided it was the fireworks the night before that got them all wound up!!! My brat has calmed back down since I jerked a knot in his tail!!! My good boy is lying around like he should. This morning they are staying at the far end of the hall wrestling, growling & hissing at each other. They are safe in the hall. The good one comes down & lays next to my feet to nap. The brat is now walking around like a gentleman. Then he walks over & smacks the good one on the head & runs to the end of the hall....waiting for the fight. As long as my brat remembers that my area is MY AREA, I'm happy. It is so cute to watch them playing with each other!!!

I AM ALPHA ONCE AGAIN!!! Of course I had NO problem with my sweet baby regaining my position. However, my brat proved a little more challenging. I think they were still a little freaked out from the fireworks from the night before. Atleast I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt. I so enjoy watching them interact with each other that I tend to ignore the bratty side until it becomes a "real" problem!!! I've got to start correcting their behavior immediately. Like children, they can only get away with what I allow then to get away with!!! I HAVE REGAINED CONTROL!!!

I regained my position shortly after ranting in my discussion. I never lost sight of my happier & brighter New Year!!! Today ALL 3 of us are living in harmony. YES, they are playing. NO, my brat isn't running wild!!! We are enjoying each other this morning!!!

The good cat already knows who is boss. The brat just has to test me every so often!!! In the end they BOTH know I'm the Alpha Female!!!

Poor puppy. I treat my fur babies like they are children. I've NEVER had one that I couldn't just talk to without resorting to violence. The worst my brat has ever had was a thump on the snout to get his attention.

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